The fund surged nearly 1% last Friday although YTD the fund has still lost 24.90%. Having debuted in early 2011 the ETF has lost 25.97% since inception, but to put it in perspective, the broad market S&P 500 Index has risen 9.50% during this same time frame.

We have profiled HDGE before as an actively managed ETF where the portfolio managers attempt to identify securities that they believe have “low earnings quality or aggressive accounting” and/or events such as earnings driven ones that may put negative pressure on share prices over time.

All holdings in the fund are “short” positions, and current top holdings appear as the following: CMG (-6.10%), GT (-5.56%), CLF (-5.43%), FOSL (- 4.83%), and VALE (-4.23%).

The fund has attracted an impressive $145 million in net inflows this year (total assets under management in the fund is approximately $225 million currently) and will likely be in the focus if equity markets continue to peter out going into early 2013 by advisors and institutions whom are looking to incorporate inverse, or “bear” exposure into their portfolios without incorporating daily leverage.

AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF

For more information on Street One ETF research and ETF trade execution/liquidity services, contact Paul Weisbruch at pweisbruch@streetonefinancial.com.